Melissa Jaffer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1936
- Birthplace
- Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Melissa Jaffer (born December 1, 1936) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles, but has also appeared in many Australian films. Jaffer has made many appearances in television series, including Kings, Mother and Son, G. P., Brides of Christ, Grass Roots and All Saints. Jaffer is probably best known to international audiences for her role as aging mystic Utu-Noranti Pralatong in the science fiction series Farscape. In 1976, Jaffer tied for the first AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role opposite Jacki Weaver for her performance in Caddie. In 1980 she played the part of Cousin Edie in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's children's television series The Nargun and the Stars. In the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road she played the role of "Keeper of the Seeds". The short film Dear Life is her latest project.
Filmography
Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022
as Clementine
Strangers 2019
Actor
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
as Keeper of the Seeds
BlackJack 2003
as Helen Kirsten
My Mother Frank 2000
as Sister Sebastian
Komodo 1999
as Patrick's Grandmother
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien 1999
as Granny Marshall
The Distant Home 1992
as Mrs. Webster
You and Me and Uncle Bob 1992
as Sylvie
The Delinquents 1989
as Aunt Westbury
The Coolangatta Gold 1984
as Ballet Teacher
Molly 1983
as Aunt Jenny
Kindred 1983
as Shirley
Starstruck 1982
as Mrs. Booth
Weekend of Shadows 1978
as Vi
Do I Have to Kill My Child? 1976
as Mrs. Hammond
Caddie 1976
as Leslie
Ride a Wild Pony 1975
as Mrs. Pirie
The Cars That Ate Paris 1974
as Beth
Credits from TMDB.